Bootleg: Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett, 7.25.99
(Editor’s note: An earlier version of this post first appeared in August 2007.) The late Jay Bennett (pictured at left) was so forcibly and publicly removed from Wilco that it almost seems wrong to remember he was once an essential part of the band. But though the cameras of I Am Trying Trying to Break Your Heart: A Film About Wilco (a truly great rock doc, by the way) captured his unceremonious firing, they also captured his contributions to the band as he shredded through guitar solos and hit tight harmonies. This Summerteeth-era performance by Jay and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy is an acoustic one so Bennett doesn’t get to jam on his beloved “easy rockers,” but in retrospect, and especially in light of Jay’s tragic death earlier this year, it’s an historic gig: the apex of the two songwriters’ partnership, demonstrated in 20 catalog-spanning songs. While I’m glad Wilco ultimately went in another direction, there’s no denying the charms that Bennett brought to the group.
Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Jay Bennett – 7.25.99
1. Introduction: mp3
2. James Alley Blues: mp3
3. She’s a Jar: mp3
4. New Madrid: mp3
5. Blood of the Lamb: mp3
6. Down in the Willow Garden: mp3
7. Auld Triangle: mp3
8. Another Man’s Done Gone: mp3
9. Hesitating Beauty: mp3
10. Via Chicago: mp3
11. Sugar Baby: mp3
12. I Got You: mp3
13. Forget the Flowers: mp3
14. I’m Always in Love: mp3
15. The Lonely One: mp3
16. Summerteeth: mp3
17. Pecan Pie: mp3
18. True Love Will Find You in the End: mp3
19. Casino Queen: mp3
20. Encore Break: mp3
21. California Stars: mp3
22. Hoodoo Voodoo: mp3
This has been my favorite Wilco bootleg for a long time now. It’s fantastic.
hey, the mp3’s won’t download, could you please repost it?
I was at this show. It was a show to support the Old Town School of Folk Music. It was fantastic and they really could get a groove on. It was especially great because it was my 30th birthday. I tried to download it but no luck. Could you please repost it. Thanks
I was first introduced to Wilco at their Detroit opener for a somewhat embarrassing band which shall remain nameless, two days after this recording. Everyone around us were asking “who ARE these guys?” and I remember Jeff yelling from the stage at someone in the audience who was eating a sandwich from Subway. He shouted, “you don’t see me eating Subway at YOUR job!” That’s how I knew we had a future.
oops, no, that was like a month after this recording. would have been more awesome if it had been mere days, but no. I’m old.
thanks so much for this bootleg (and the re-post)!
Wilco wasn’t Wilco after Jay left. Tweedy should be ashamed of himself.
This won’t download…I really want it on my ipod